Heritage record
Malakhor Mosque Churka
Gilgit-BaltistanMosqueProtected
This mosque is located within the settlement of Malakhor, 10 km from the main town of Shigar. It is a small mosque, low in height with a square plan. A traditional cribbage and cator technique were employed in its construction, using local materials such as timber, stone and clay. The entrance to the mosque is on its eastern facade. According to a local resource, there once was a verandah on its eastern side that was demolished in 1999.
- Record ID
- 8006
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Shigar
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 35.48330, 75.69337 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.
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